Open Art Clay!!!
2026-04-28 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-05-05 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-05-26 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-06-02 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-06-23 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-06-30 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Creative Community Space, 218 Main Street, Epping, NH, 03042, United States
Drop-in and create. This is an Open Art session with clay. These sessions are available twice a month for a $14.00 studio fee each night. Basic clay instruction on clay hand-building and tool usage will be provided. (sorry no wheels) Your fee is your studio fee, clay can be purchased for $5.00/ pound. The clay fee includes the first firing in the kiln (bisque fire). Later come to a Glaze Night. You pay a studio fee of $14.00. Your glaze fee is $5.00/pound of clay used. On this day your glaze fee will include glaze and glaze firing in the kiln to create your functional ceramic piece. This is drop-in first, come/first serve for spaces. Cash is preferred but cards are accepted.
*********WE NOW HAVE CLAY NIGHT 2 WEEKS IN A ROW SO YOU HAVE MORE TIME TO WORK ON A PROJECT!!!
This is an All Ages Event
*Open Art is Free to Members of Creative Community Space, they only pay the $5.00
materials fee/pound on clay and glaze nights- see our website for membership details.
Masks are optional, this is a no-judgment zone!

Open Art!!!
2026-05-12 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-06-09 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-07-07 19:00 - 21:00
Drop-in and get creative! Explore our materials, try our example project, or bring your own project. Make it a fun night out with friends! Come and meet other creatives! Basic materials are included in your $14.00 studio fee, some items are available for small additional fees.
*Check out our Social Media for the project of the night. Instagram: CCSEpping Facebook: Creative Community Space
*Open Art is free to members of Creative Community Space – see the website for membership information.
First come/first serve for spaces. Exact cash is preferred, cards are also accepted.

a variety of materials are available to explore during Open Art.
Clay and glazing are on separate nights, see the website calendar on Tuesdays.

*Masks are optional this is a no-judgement zone!

It's Alive!!! - Stuffy Puppets
2026-05-15 15:30 - 18:00
“It’s Alive!” (Stuffed Animal Puppets): (Grades 3 & up, 2-2.5 Hrs.)
What would happen if Dr. Frankenstein were let loose in a toy shop? Now I know what you are thinking: my child will be devastated and traumatized if we cut their favorite stuffed animal apart to create a puppet! Relax, my friends, I will supply an array of cleaned, used stuffed animals to dissect. This class is a great and unique way to teach students about hand puppets. In this class, each student will begin with a stuffed animal, which we will then proceed to turn into a hand puppet by opening it up, learning to pattern its mouth, and constructing & installing a mouth plate. Miraculously, this will animate a formerly inanimate object, turning it from a mere toy into a puppet.
Creative Community Staff will pick students up at Epping Elementary School and walk them down to the Art Center. Students who are commuting should arrive by 3:35.
Registration deadline May 1st, midnight
No refunds after this date
******THERE IS AN ADULT VERSION THE NEXT DAY, SATURDAY, MAY 16TH.
Eric Weiss is an award-winning puppet maker and Creative Community Space guest artist who has led multiple workshops and camps each year at Creative Community Space since 2023. You can read more about him here: https://creativecommunityspace.com/meet-the-teaching-members/

Stuffed Animal Puppets- It's Alive for Adults!
2026-05-16 10:00 - 12:30
“It’s Alive!” (Stuffed Animal Puppets): (Adults 2-2.5 Hrs.)
What would happen if Dr. Frankenstein were let loose in a toy shop? Come animate a stuffed toy by making it into a puppet! This workshop will awaken the inner child of any adult. Eric will supply an array of cleaned, used stuffed animals to dissect. This class is a great and unique way to teach students about hand puppets. In this class, each student will begin with a stuffed animal, which we will then proceed to turn into a hand puppet by opening it up, learning to pattern its mouth, and constructing & installing a mouth plate. Miraculously, this will animate a formerly inanimate object, turning it from a mere toy into a talking puppet.
Eric Weiss is an award-winning puppet maker and Creative Community Space guest artist who has led multiple workshops and camps each year at Creative Community Space since 2023. You can read more about him here: https://creativecommunityspace.com/meet-the-teaching-members/
There is a children’s version of this workshop on the day before this – May 15th.
Registration Deadline: May 1st Midnight
No refunds after May 1st

Open Art Glaze Night!!!
2026-05-19 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-06-16 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-07-14 19:00 - 21:00
glazed

glaze

Did you make ceramics at a Creative Community Space class or event? Come on this evening to paint on your glaze so we can fire it again and make it a functional ceramic piece for you. You pay a $14.00 studio fee. Glaze is then $5.00/ pound of clay used. This includes your second firing to make your creation a functional ceramic piece.
This is an All Ages event. Drop in no registration needed.
*Open Art is Free to Members of Creative Community Space, they only pay the $5.00 materials fee on clay and glaze nights- see our website for membership details.
First come/first serve for spaces. Cash is preferred but cards are accepted.
Masks are optional, this is a no-judgment zone!!!

This is Puppetry! CAMP!
2026-07-20 09:00 - 2026-07-24 15:30
This Is Puppetry
Ever wonder how those puppets you see on television and in movies are made? In this class I teach you the secrets to building your very own foam patterned hand and rod puppet and all the materials, elements, and skills that go into making them look so real and lifelike. We will also learn fundamentals to creating a character through the use of color, texture, different materials, and movement, as well as how to manipulate your puppet to bring your character to life. These puppets are sewn and covered in fleece using the “Henson” or “Ladder” stitch. No previous puppetry skills needed, (basic hand sewing skills are helpful) just your imagination and creativity are required.
*Eric Weiss, of HomeSlice Pupperty, is a CCS guest artist, is a talented puppet maker that shares his skills with Creative Community Space young artists a couple of times a year. See more information about Eric https://creativecommunityspace.com/meet-the-teaching-members/
This is for students going into fourth grade and up in the fall of 2026
Practicing the stitches below will help students have more time to imagine their character and require less time learning to sew.
Ladder Stitch Tutorial
https://youtu.be/c2B_fgEGMlM?si=L-kTe1mzE78fN66G

Adam Kreutinger-Puppet Stitches

https://youtu.be/TvmYl2GGbKI?si=acM6RIpFT2KVGXqb

This is a 5 day camp from 9-3:30. Students bring their own lunch, water bottle, and snack.
Total cost: $207.00 + $79.00 materials = $286.00
Registration Deadline: July 13th. No refunds after June 30th unless enrollment is not fulfilled.
We need 8 students to run this camp; the maximum is 15.
Questions: CreativeCommunitySpace@gmail.com
